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Friday, October 8

About an Old Dog

One of our volunteers was moved to write this about her FBRN graduate Gris-Gris:

1) Just because a dog is an old, arthritic, with rotten teeth, heartworm, and stinky-breathed stray it doesn't mean he can't be trained. Gris-boy is house broken and I trained him to sit and come to the call of his squeaky ( I had to figure a way to stop him from acting like Son of Rambo when he saw strange dogs) So you can teach an old dog new tricks you just have to find his motivator.
2) Just because a dog is an old, arthritic, with rotten teeth, heartworm, and stinky-breathed stray it doesn't mean he won't be affectionate or bond with you like a puppy. Gris-Gris follows me pretty much everywhere with a goofy grin on his face and when he, Eva, and I are on the couch together he is the one plastered against me.

The scariest thing for me is knowing he won't be able to stay with me as long as a younger dog, so I thank him every day for coming to live with me. Which brings me to number 3.

3) Just because a dog is an old, arthritic, with rotten teeth, heartworm, and stinky-breathed stray it doesn't mean he won't be a positive addition to your family. Rescuing a dog in need is by far a more rewarding experience than raising a cute cuddlebug of a puppy, in my opinion because you are truly saving a life.

If you are thinking about adopting a dog, consider one of our aged frogs. We've got half a dozen or so that are soft and worn around the edges and make very comfy armrests in the evening.

Gris-Gris also does his person the favor of enjoying sno-cones, so she has an excuse for indulging as well. Here he is with his Sponge-Bob Squarepants Sno-Cone maker. Chicken flavor for Gris-Gris, mint julep flavor for his mom! Mmm, an apple-cider sno-cone would hit the spot right about now, dreams

I would add that just because a dog is an old, one-eyed, arthritic, with rotten teeth and stinky-breathed stray doesn't mean she won't bring lots of love and teach you more than you would have dreamed in her short time with you! So rewarding to adopt the older ones. They have secrets to teach us!